The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-06-23
The BOYS WILL Be HEARD FRONT
THE INFAMOUS AND TRAIToRoUs AC-
TIoN OF GROVER CLEVELAND
WILL END HIS PUB
Lie CAREER
THE DEVIL A SAINT, By COMPARISON
WITH THIS COPPERHEAD
Tool OF The SOLID
SOUTH

The intense Indignation Of the old
soldiers at Grover Cleveland and Sec
retary of War Endicott, for their in
famous and disloyal scheme for re-
turning to the alleged Confederate
States Of America all the battle flags
captured by Union troops during the
war, and now stored in the War De-
partment at Washington, is spreading
like wildfre Not only does this ar
rogant Copperhead, Cleveland, propose
to return the flags now at Washing
ton, but he has undertaken to act as
the agent of Fitz Lee and Jeff Davis,
and collect all the captured flags stored
in all the States. Unless we mistake
the temper Of the gallant men who
captured those flags, they will be spir-
tied away before the representative Of
Winder and Wirz gets hold of them.
In this connection we wish to speak
of one case mentioned in the list given
in this article. 1t is the case of O. B.
Gould, Of the 9th Ohio. Mr.. John
L. Jones, prominent attorney of this
place, was one of the color-guard Of
the 9th. AT the battle Of Corinth,
the 9th was thrown against the 9th
Texas (Confederate). Gould, Jones
and others made a dash at the colors
of the Johnny regiment, and in the
exchange Of shots Gould shot the
Rebel color-bearer. AS the flag fell
with the falling soldier, Gould seized
it, and the Rebel Color-Sergeant shot
Gould through the breast. The gal
lant Yankee boy, with his terrible
wound, still hung to the flag, and bore
it back in triumph to the Union lines.
The flag was drenched with the blood
| of the brave soldier who captured it,
and bears the stains to this day. This
blood stained banner is at the Capitol
at Columbus, and Cleveland, the agent
uf Reagan-one Of Jeff Davis Cabinet
oficers-demands that Governor For
aker surrender this dearly-bought flag
to the Texas Rebels! We may add
that Gould died Of the wound received
in this struggle for the flag.
The following is part of the letter
addressed by Cleveland and Endicott
tie their Southern masters:
"The President of the United States
having approved the recommendation
that all flags in the custody of the
War Department be returned to the
authorities of the respective States in
which the regiments which bore them
were organized, for such final DISPOSE
tion as they may determine. | am in
structed by the Honorable Secretary
of War to make you Tin the name of
the War Department. tender of the
flags nowin this Office belonging to
late volunteer organizations of the
State of Virginia. In discarging this
pleasant duty | beg you will please
advise me Of your wishes in this mat
ter. It is the intention, in returning
each flag, to give its history as far as
it is possible to do so, stating the Cir
cumstances Of it's capture and recov-
cry"
1t will be observed that the misera-
BILE, whining President seems fearful
that he cannot serve the South with
satisfactory humility. Gen. Boynton
Of the Commercial Gazette, writes as
follows, concerning the matter il
hand:
This costly collection of Union trophie!
sacred collection would be better tern
is stored in small room about fifteeI
feet square on the seventh floor of th'